Rohit Sharma to Captain, Mohammed Shami returns: India’s predicted squad for ICC Champions Trophy 2025
The Indian team has just now come from a humiliating 3-1 loss by Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, and now will be shifting their focus to the upcoming series clashes. The mist highly-anticipated series of the upcoming clashes is going to be the Champions Trophy 2025, which is being hosted by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
The matches that involve the participation of Indian team have been decided to be held in a neutral venue, where Dubai has been selected. There has not been any official announcement regarding India’s official squad for the much-anticipated tournament, but high-caliber players can be expected to make it to the team.
Rohit Sharma
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma is the ODI and Test captain of the team, and will be leading the side even after his dismal outings in test cricket. Though the 37-year-old has had a fine image in Test cricket, his status in ODI cricket is not much.
Shubman Gill
Shubman gill might be a player who has struggled in Test cricket, but he has made up for it with his overwhelming success in ODI cricket. Gill is the fastest player in history to core 2000 runs in the format, and he has a massive average of 58.
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli is the greatest player in the ODI format, and is the only one with 50 centuries in the format as of now. Apart from his lean patch in Test cricket, Kohli is someone who will come out as a great opponent in the 50-over format.
Shreyas Iyer
Shreyas has come out as a solid solution for India’s long-lasting problem of a strong player at 4th spot in ODIs. He is the only player in history who has scored more than 500 runs in an ODI World Cup.
KL Rahul
KL Rahul is going to be the go-to choice as the wicketkeeper-batter in the team. The 32-year-old has a outstanding record at the 5th spot, with an average of 57.22
Rishabh Pant
Rishabh Pant used to play ODIs before his car accident, and has played a single ODI after his recovery, which might raise questions about his selection. However, Pant being present in the squad for the Sri Lanka series shows that the selectors have some plans for him in the mega event.
Hardik Pandya
Hardik Pandya is India’s VIP for the white-ball format and is going to make a return to ODI cricket, as this upcoming tournament will be his first ODI match after his injury in the 2023 World Cup.
Nitish Kumar Reddy
,Nitish Reddy had an impressive debut for the team in T20I and Test formats. Indian side will want a back-up, in case Hardik Pandya fails, which might turn out to be a maiden ODI call-up for the 21-year-old.
Ravindra Jadeja
Ravindra Jadeja was put to rest for the ODI series against Sri Lanka, but he might find a place back in the squad even though Axar Patel has been having a strong performance in white-ball cricket.
Washington Sundar
Washington Sundar is clearly a preferred choice by the management, as his off-spin bowling and batting abilities are a priceless resource to the team.
Kuldeep Yadav
Being among the best wrist-spinners in the world, Kuldeep Yadav is a great asset to the team. While doubts float over his fitness, his presence will come out as a massive upper hand against other teams.
Jasprit Bumrah
Jasprit Bumrah is one of the best all-format pacer in world cricket and is the greatest pacer for India. He is going to lead the pace attack in Champions Trophy in case his back injury (got during Border-Gavaskar Trophy) does not get serious.
Mohammed Shami
For a prolonged amount of time, Mohammed Shami has been eyeing to make a comeback to the national team after a long time. He played for India for the last time in the 2023 World Cup.
Mohammed Siraj
Since he made his comeback to the Indian team in 2022, Mohammed Siraj is a player that has been one of the best in the world in ODI cricket. He is most likely going to be an important part of India’s pace attack.
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